A military spouse's take on blooming where you are planted. I continue to pretend I am living on my dream farm while in reality, I live on a military base, gardening in a plot alongside a Navy flightline, with half of my homesteading supplies perpetually packed in boxes and have a habit of being overly involved in every community we live in. I'm a busy mom to 2 boys and a spouse to a Navy sailor soon nearing retirement. I love this chaotic life wouldn't trade it for anything!

right now

Feb 21, 2011

his and hers...

...weekends, that is! Hubby just returned from a 4 day trip on the Appalachian Trail, I'm happy to report that he brought my camera back in one piece. Here's some photos from his weekend:

hubby's on the left

Below is the cabin they hiked in to, they hiked approximately 25 miles total. Not exactly roughing it, but a nice perk - the members of the Appalachian Trail Club (ATC) that are responsible for trail maintenance are able to use these cabins owned by the ATC. No running water or anything, but it has a cookstove and fireplace so it makes for a nice destination for a winter hike. The house was built from materials scavenged around the area since there are no roads in - which means the heavy cookstove and cast iron cookware and primitive furniture was all hauled in over time by ATC members... pretty cool!

Fireplace inside cabin

the white blaze indicates the Appalachian Trail

Vista from Spy Rock, a little bleak this time of year!

Unshaven and unshowered, but he's all mine - I'm sure this beats the heck out of deployment to the Middle East any day.

he also came home with a few random video clips on my camera:

someone new to the cookstove thing...

feats of strength!

spring melt

What about me? This was my weekend...

Friday started off great, my toes got to see the sun!

True to my word, I had a glass of wine outside with my new quilt/table topper, temps stayed very comfortable that night.

Saturday came and with it, the WIND! I know lots of us are in the same boat with this, what - do we live on Neptune now? Sustained winds at 45 mph meant the whole day was spent inside working on the quilt. It almost looks like a real sewing diva lives here with all the tools strewn around- looks are deceiving! :)

Happy times with my new machine - spent all day Sunday too finishing the quilt. Still windy...

Finished quilt for my niece has been bagged up just in time and is on it's way to Minnesota right now. With the big snowstorm they have had the past couple of days, I hope it brightens up her day with the spring colors.

And lest you think I am still running around in flip flops, don't worry - one last evening of grilling steaks outside and we are expecting snow/sleet tomorrow! What is this crazy weather all about? 74º one day, 33º the next!

Mama Pea, that's funny you said that, I just grilled steaks, potatoes, huge salad, bread AND a little pasta salad & some wine - he gobbled it up! I think the kids want to go back right now and try out Chicken Mama's luge course LOL!

Your quilt turned out really, really pretty and I see we share the same taste in wine... ;-) It's not warm enough to wear flip flops yet, but I'm looking forward to it. That and wearing nail-polish - since I never wear any on my fingernails.

Ribbit, no kidding we're in for it.... it's COLD here now with a windchill of about 19 LOL

Anke, if we can't BE barefoot yet, we can at least drink it! I started with that brand back in the early 90's, I know a person who got the label contract for them and when I passed through CA I got a case of it from them along with the standard burlap bag FULL of pistachios LOL... it's a very good wine for the $... yes, us gardeners like our pretty toe polish but it's strictly business with our hands :) - can you imagine trying to degunk those several times a day?!

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Welcome! I'm a native Minnesota girl, Mom, Navy Veteran as well as a Navy spouse for the past 15 years. I am also a Certified Master Gardener that got the rug pulled out from under me 2 years ago... we transferred from a Virginia home with a huge garden into government quarters with a concrete back yard at our current duty station. Even when I can't garden, I'm dreaming of it. When I'm not getting dirty in the garden, I quilt, organize things, make lists, make more lists, go sailing and volunteer with the high school sailing team my kids are on. Only a couple more years until military retirement, we need a plan!

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Why the blog name?

Military life likes to throw wrenches into plans. Too many years of thinking "I'll start a garden someday"… someday with a bigger house, a nicer yard, climate, etc, etc - I just decided to DO IT and and worry about the logistics later! We are living the oxymoron of homesteading for the mobile military family and pulling it off the best we can. Follow our adventures as we carry our homestead wherever we go!